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There were no Americans qualified to enter oly race walk marathon...so keep that in mind for LW in 28 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:59
Mom is being sent to nuclear medicine for...a breath test -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:55
hey dude… that show sucked -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:46 4
- I’m not a fashion guy but orange tie dude should unbutton before he kills someone. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 14:53 1
  - Aren't they required to have a red tie? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:56
- It’s also about a bunch of douchebags. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:49 1
  - imagining him pitching this to his team: "no it's gonna be awesome . . . I'm Ari, obviously. and they have her plane sitting right there . . ." - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:53
gold medal tweet (literally) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:35
Colin Farrell opens up about his oldest son with Angelman Syndrome. Trigger warning, lots of dust in the room. -- (link*) - sycor Aug 7, 14:28 [youtube]
i'm no math whiz but an $11 billion loss in value without the NBA is more than it would have cost to keep it -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:27
sort of undercuts the whole "Walz watched Minnesota burn" argument -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:25 1
- For a state that burned to the ground 4 years ago, Minnesota looks pretty good now, so Walz must have done a great job. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:35
LAT: Lorne Michaels offered Steve Martin the Tim Walz 'SNL' gig this morning, Martin declined. “I said, ‘Lorne, ..." -- (link) - budice Aug 7, 14:15 21
- Tom Arnold -- nm - Max Aug 7, 15:07
- Christian Bale -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 14:48
- Darrell Hammond -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 14:33
- Mostly unknown south of the border, but: -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 14:28 1
  - ooh, good call -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 14:33
- I don’t see Martin wanting to do SNL multiple times this year anyway. -- nm - mara Aug 7, 14:27 1
  - I just wanted Martin back in the show again...but really it was his smile that matched Walz' grin that made me think of him -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:34
- Was Larry David doing an impression of Bernie Sanders? I don’t think so -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 14:25
- Hear me out....Jack Black -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 14:21 2
  - [likes] -- nm - mud Aug 7, 14:31
  - or Zach Galifianakis? -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 14:22
- I think Kevin Pollock could do it. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 14:19 5
  - (Pollak) -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 14:20 4
    - or honestly, Will Farrell. if they can make Melissa look like Sean Spicer... -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 14:22 3
      - (Ferrell) - rollo Aug 7, 14:41 2
        
        oh shit, now I see you were correcting yourself. oh well sorry. big fan. -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 14:43 1
        
        don't apologize - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:48
- OK fine, Jim Gaffigan -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 14:18 3
  - Melissa McCarthy - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:20 2
    - or Paula Pell -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 14:20 1
      - Hannah Gadsby -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 14:25
I really like this method of head-to-head matchups over the years -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 7, 14:11
The MDM ate my homework -- (link) - JD Aug 7, 14:06 1
- Apple MDM is literally the tool to which I was given access this week. But I deny all knowledge of this incident! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 14:11 [Backboard]
Breaking: mastodon user makes a great point about SNL -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 13:58 [mastodon] 1
- it took a beat toooo long to remember what the connection was....yes indeed -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:32
Family of Paul-Henri "Mr. Titanic" Nargeolet, late OceanGate employee, bring $50M+ lawsuit with some NSFL claims -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 13:55
Colts WR Josh Downs has a high ankle sprain. Out 4-6 weeks. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 13:52
the trajectory of the race had changed in PA/MI/WI even before Walz was announced (the wild thing to me is Kamala hasn’t yet recaptured -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 13:42
The good news is that a bunch of 16 year old Austrians are going to solve terrorism -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 13:41 1
- Indeed. The suspects should hope that they continue to remain unnamed in public reports -- nm - JD Aug 7, 13:48
NERDGASM! Deadline has a behind the scenes look at NBC's production of the Olympics!! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 13:38 1
- *cuts to an ad* -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 13:41
I think I like this one in green -- (link) - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 7, 13:27 5
- that's nice. is it small though? -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 13:40 4
  - it is! it's not meant for like your laptop. -- (link) - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 7, 13:47 3
    - Nice. We're going to Seattle in October and probably doing some hiking. That looks perfect to take instead of our normal backpacks -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 13:49 2
      - are you going to the hoh? I am thinking of taking off next june and going to SSI, astoria, and the hoh. (I missed the second h orig.) -- nm* - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 7, 14:04
      - You don't want something waterproof or resistant for hiking? -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 13:55
Guess the cost: On the weekend driving down the final 7km long gravel logging road, our car hit a bump and it broke the pipe that goes - Andie Aug 7, 13:15 23
- $1502 -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 14:03
- $3800 -- nm - Loyola Aug 7, 13:23
- 412.50 - If not outright replacement -- nm - budice Aug 7, 13:23
- Question for the judges: did you guys get hit with crazy inflation like we did? -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 13:21 1
  - basically, yes. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 13:22
- $1 bob -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 13:21 11
  - Weirdly enough - you win! **$80** We were shocked. SHOCKED. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 13:24 10
    - are you effing kidding me? -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 15:17
    - *does the crazy PIR dance, runs onstage for his game* -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 13:36 1
      - wearing a shirt that says " I did it all for the Timmies!" -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 14:33
    - cool. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 13:30
    - But honestly, Andie wins again! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 13:29 1
      - it uncanny -- nm - mud Aug 7, 13:30
    - hang on to that mechanic for dear life. If they move, you move too. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:28 1
      - right? -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 13:28
    - now you can buy a one strap backpack! -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 7, 13:28 1
      - heck, i can buy 2! -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 13:28
- $1501 -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 13:21
- $1500 -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 13:19 1
  - which in CDN prolly like $2500 -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 13:23
- 312.50...hmmm anything to do with a car these days starts at 1312.50 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:17
- $312.50 -- nm - mud Aug 7, 13:17
- $388 -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 7, 13:17
skaters are the scourge of LA streets but it will be pathetic if we don't own those events when the games are here in four years -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 13:02
Olympic track races have been amazing -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 12:52 1
- homeboy almost got that -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 12:54
"Sure you can run fast, but can do you do it when your feet are wet?" -- nm* - Reagen Aug 7, 12:49 2
- fuckin' finally, Morocco -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 12:52 1
  - when Nigeria whennn? -- nm - mud Aug 7, 12:54
My 8:00am garage tour this morning -- (pic) - Meg Aug 7, 12:35 [Attachment] 7
- And the 10:00am group from Brazil. -- (pic) - Meg Aug 7, 12:37 [Attachment] 6
  - what's the machine in the background on the left? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 12:38 5
    - Head freezer prototype -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 13:14
    - That's actually an old projector from the Gem Theater back when they were a movie theater. We have two of them, along with their grand piano. - Meg Aug 7, 12:43 1
      - sweet -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 12:43
    - It's how they dispose of the bodies. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 12:43
    - The Mickey Machine -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:41
while JD was creeping on the tarmac this is what Kamala and Tim were doing -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 12:32 2
- What a pair of dummies. Those girls are too young to vote. -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 12:34 1
  - heh -- nm - mud Aug 7, 12:34
LYC—I paid Katie Moon to do a Cameo hype video, for the Olympics (pre-Olympics)…for my family…but she never got to it and I got refunded -- nm - Trending Aug 7, 12:27 4
- M-O-O-N, that spells dirty failure. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:30 3
  - ! -- nm - mud Aug 7, 12:35
  - 🤣—Apparently so -- nm - Trending Aug 7, 12:35 1
    - The guilt was weighing her down. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:37
I always wondered where Kadeem Hardison disappeared to. He was very cool in that time frame. - Will Hunting Aug 7, 12:25 4
- I too remember the one strap backpack. (can we have those now?) -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 7, 13:00 1
  - heh, I carry one. Instead of a briefcase. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 13:06
- He pops up in things every now and then. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 12:49
- On A Different World, he made math majors cool. *raises the roof* -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 7, 12:42
Olympics men’s 400m spoils - mr mooch Aug 7, 12:23 2
- (srsly tho watch this fucking race!) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 12:29 1
  - The winning guy was grinding his teeth with effort about 200m to go. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 13:03
“greetings fellow beer drinkers!” -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 12:23 16
- *points around* eh, i love you guys -- nm - colin Aug 7, 14:00
- it's giving....DeSantis weirdo vibes. especially with the fake laugh. Give him a forced creepy grin and he's DeSantis' twin -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 13:36
- Thought he does seem to continue, which was cut off. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 12:41 6
  - He then went on to say that he’s “never met a man who likes normal people as much as Donald Trump” which is equally funny -- (link) - Roger More Aug 7, 12:50 5
    - Yeah but he likes them well done with ketchup -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:11 1
      - And a nice Chianti -- nm - mara Aug 7, 13:21
    - Yeesh. Why did they cut that? That sounds even worse. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 13:03
    - Now ask him to define "normal" :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 7, 12:57
    - The student is learning well. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:52
- Nixon did it better. -- (pic) - Roger More Aug 7, 12:39 [Attachment] 1
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 12:41
- truly he is so bad at this I don’t see how he stays on the ticket another 90 days. -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 12:38 1
  - "I mean, right fellas? Not that I've heard anything about ch... changing VPs.. hah hah hah" -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:23
- there's a chance I would be at the place they were drinking beer, so I guess you could say we were drinking a beer together *hold for applause* -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 12:30
- "Fuck if I know" -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 12:29
- Good answer! Good answer! - The Feud Aug 7, 12:26
Is there anything higher pressure at the Olympics than a Bronze Medal Match or Game? -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 12:23 1
- I've always felt that. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 13:18
Nelly has been arrested in St. Louis for ecstasy possession -- nm - budice Aug 7, 12:21 1
- No wonder why he was getting hot in there. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 12:23
2022 skating spoils -- (link) - JD Aug 7, 12:17
Based on b2 Trump has no choice but to replace Vance at this point - eag Aug 7, 12:13 11
- Since all donny's merch is made in China there's not enough time to order with a different name and of course he hasn't paid for the last batch -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 12:54
- I think that's why JD is being extra JDish. He's already been told he's done. - Jovian Aug 7, 12:16
- I dunno, it seems like the sort of thing Trump would like. -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 12:15 8
  - Trump would like people stealing his headlines? NEVER. Literally never. He'd rather nuke a country than let that happen. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 14:03
  - Yep. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 13:37
  - truth -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:24
  - yep. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 12:19
  - This. Also the Peter Thiel money will keep him right where he is. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 12:19 1
    - Oh I hope so -- nm - Jovian Aug 7, 12:23
  - word -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 7, 12:18
  - agreed -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 12:18
Baron - I'm not sad about Cori Bush losing. Was never really a fan. Since we moved, I don't know anything about the dude that beat her. nm - Ted Theodore Logan Aug 7, 12:09 6
- I knew he was the guy who bounced McCulloch from office after the Michael Brown case. That's pretty much it. - Baron of the Rings Aug 7, 12:14 3
  - AIPAC wouldn’t have spent $8m supporting Bell if there wasn’t going to be a difference. -- (link) - Roger More Aug 7, 12:28 1
    - That's what I wrote on the sugar packet. :D -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 7, 12:40
  - Your IM is probably dead on. I would hope that the guy will actually bring something besides a vote with him. That's why I wasn't a Bush guy. nm - Ted Theodore Logan Aug 7, 12:16
- She was *not* a fan of Wyld Stallyns!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:12 1
  - Then she's definitely non-non bogus. -- nm - Ted Theodore Logan Aug 7, 12:17
Fandango: $7 off Alien:Romulus tickets with code: TERRIFYINGTUESDAY (limited qty on the code) -- (edited) - budice Aug 7, 12:05
But anti-anti-anti-anti-trumpers are the *worst*. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:05 3
- They're most non-non-non triumphant. -- nm - Ted Theodore Logan Aug 7, 12:07
- antidisestablishmentrumparianism -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 7, 12:06 1
  - "Spell it?! Ill give you $99,000 dollars if you can even say it." -- nm* - Alice Aug 7, 12:08

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